While memory effect was an issue on NiCad batteries, Lithium Ion units don't suffer from the same issue.

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One evening it dissolves and Sid decides to re-write it from memory in effect, becoming Gould, just as Gould ultimately metamorphoses into a fish, taking Sid with him into his new element.

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Tweeting is an ephemeral singular act with a multiplication effect and a permanent memory.

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But in the short run his decision to invite Rwandan soldiers into Congo has met stiff resistance from enemies and allies alike, who remember that Rwanda has invaded Congo twice in recent memory, both times to terrible effect.

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The 8%-a-year growth of a decade ago is a distant memory, and an austerity policy is in full effect.

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The researchers say it might be possible to use the hormone to develop new drugs to combat impaired learning and memory, but warn that weight gain could be a side effect.

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They can't say what caused the memory loss and confusion, but it seems to be a class effect and a rare event.

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They were able to use this to remove the effect of allostatic load on the relationship between poverty and memory discovered originally by Dr Farah.

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But a study of more than 3, 000 people, followed for six years, could not find any effect of delaying or preventing Alzheimer's disease or improving memory.

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However, they warned that cannabis itself would not have the same effect because it overflows the brain and is not specific enough to extinguish the unpleasant memory.

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